Bed fabric.



C. B. FRALEY & H. STEINES Patented Apr. 28, 1918.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that we, CHARLES E. FRALEY and HENRY STEINES, citizens of the United States, residing at St. Paul, in the county of Ramsey and 'State of Minnesota, have in% vented certain new and useful Improvements in Bed Fabrics, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain improvements in bed fabrics and it is an obgect of the invention to provide a device of this general character having novel and i111- proved means whereby the tension of the fabric may be readi y and conveniently v regulated.

The invention consists in. the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts of our improved bed fabric wherein certain impor tant advantages are attained and-the device rendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenient and advantageous for use, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

The novel features of our invention will hereinafter be definitely claimed.

a coil springs 2..

strap 3 is of increased width and has In order'that our invention may be the better understood we will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings wherein'- Figure I is a fragmentary view in top plan illustrating a frame having secured thereto a fabric constructed in accordance with an embodiment of our invention;

I Fig. 2 is a sectional View taken substantially on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 33 ofFig 1.

As herein disclosed 1 denotes the end bar of a frame'having engaged therewith the The inner end portion of the springs 2 are operatively engaged with the metallic straps or slats 3 andeach side preferably two springs 2 interposed therebetween and the .end bar 1. It is to be understood that the opposite end portions of the straps or slats 3 are similarly connected to a second end bar. Intermediate the straps or slats 3 the end bar 1 has secured thereto springs 4. Each of 7 reason we do not strands of adjacent nnn Fannie.

At predetermined points longitudinally ofthe frame the adjacent strands of contiguous cables are disposed through the rigid loops 7 ad acent springs 1. The. outer strand of a side cable is connected to the side slat 3 of a length less than the distance between Patented Apr. as, rare. "Application filed July so; 1917. Serial No. ieaea'a.

substantially contiguous through the medium of the coil springs 8 in alinement with the loops 7.v The loops 7 also have directed therethrough the slat 3: I

positioned between adjacent cables 6.

The strands of each of the cables 6 are also threaded through'the sleeves 9-wh ich snuglyreceive the strands.- A sleeve 9 is positioned at opposite sides of each of the loops 7 and a pair of said sleeves 9 are movable relative to each of the loops 7. lit is thought to be self evident that upon a sleeve at opposite sides of a loop "I being moved in a direction toward the loop the tension of the fabric will be increased while movement of the sleeves in an opposite direction serves to relieve the tension ofthe fabric.

From the foregoing description, it is i thought to be obvious that a bed fabric constructed in accordance with our invention is particularly Well adapted for use by reason of the convenience and facility with which it maybe assembled and operated and it will also be obvious that our invention is susceptible of some change and modifica-v tion without materially departing from the principle and spirit thereof and for this i wish to be understood as limiting ourselves ment and formation of the several parts herein shown in carrying out our invention in practice except as hereinafter claimed.

We claim:

A bed fabric comprising a plurality of pairs of flexible sti 'ands secured at opposed points, members connecting adjacent strands of contiguous pairs, said members being of a length less than the distance between the points of connection between contiguous pairs, sleeves coacting with each pair of strands and snugly receivto the precise arrangeing' the same and positioned adjacent opposite sides of a connecting member, said sleeves being movable toward and from the member; each of said con'nectin members comprising a loop through which strands of contiguous pairs are yieldably supported slats interposed between contiguous pairs of strands and passing through the loops.

In testimony whereof we hereunto affix our signatures.

CHARLES B. FBALEY. HENRY STEINES.

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